Horseshoe-calk.



G. S MEYER.

HORSESHOE GALK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1909.

M r M V W Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

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GEORGE S. MEYER, 0F NEWBURGH, NEW YORK.

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Application filed January 30, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. MEYER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Horseshoe-calk, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

This invention relates to certain improvements in detachable calks foruse on horse shoes, and relates more particularly to that type of calkillustrated in my previous application, Serial Number 467,377, filedDecember 14:, 1908.

The object of the present invention is to simplify the calk and reducethe cost of manufacture by forming not only the calk but the part forsecuring the same in place, all out of a single piece of sheet metalbent to the desired form. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a horses foot provided with my improved removablecalk; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the calk, the horseshoe being shownin dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig.2; Fig. 4 is a detail section taken longitudinally of the shoe; and Fig.5 is a plan vie of a blank used in the manufact-ure of my improved calk.

The calk is formed of two main members for engagement with the oppositehalves of the horseshoe, and means for securing said The generalarrangement of the members is very similar to the calk shown in my priorapplication above referred to, but in the present construction I formeach member of a single piece of sheet metal bent to the desired form. Iprovide twoblanks of substantially the form shown in Fig. 5, each blankbeing out from sheet steel or other suitable sheet metal. Each blankincludes a body portion 10 in the form of a fiat plate for engagementwith the under surface of the shoe, and this plate is connected to astrap portion 11 by a plurality of connecting links 12. The strapportion is adapted for engagement with the outer and upper surface ofthe hoof and the connecting links or pieces 12 extend upwardly from theplate beneath the shoe to the strap portion 11. One end of the strapSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1989.

Serial No. 475,204.

I portion extends a considerable distance beyond the end of the body andis adapted to be bent for engagement with the front por-' tion of thehoof. Any suitable means, for instance, a ring 13, may be employed forsecuring together the front ends of the two strap portions. Theconnecting link or piece 12 nearest to the last-mentioned end of thestrap portion is of considerably greater length than the link at theopposite end, so that the rear end of the strap portion 11 will comeadjacent the lower portion of the hoof, while the front end of the strapportion is spaced a considerable distance upward from the lower portionof the hoof.

The body portion 10 of each member is provided with calks properintegral therewith, and these calks are formed by cutting substantiallyU-shaped slots 14 in the plate and bending the partially-inclosedtongues 15 downwardly to form transversely-extending flanges. As thetongues or flanges 15 constituting the calks extend transversely of theshoe, they constitute a roughened or gripping portion which prevents thehorse from slipping. As many of these flanges may be provided asdesired, and they may, if desired, extend at an angle to each otherrather than being parallel. The body 10 of each member is provided witha flange 16 at its inner edge, bent upwardly to engage with the innerside of the shoe and prevent the outward movement of the member. Thisflange may extend upwardly directly adjacent the edge of the shoe, ormay be folded back upon itself as illustrated. The width of the flangewould depend to a certain extent upon the width of the shoe in connection with which the calk is employed. The rear end of each member isprovided with a slot 17 forming a loop or ring 18, through which a strap19 may be extended to secure the members together at their rear ends.

The entire device is formed of only two members and the necessaryconnections beat the rear end.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

A removable horseshoe calk formed of two members detachably connectedtogether at their front ends and a strap for detachably and flexiblyconnecting them together at their rear ends, each member being formed ofa single piece of sheet metal having a plate tween the members both atthe front end and portion extending longitudinally of the shoe and inengagement With the under surface thereof and provided With a pluralityof U-shaped slots cut therein to leave flanges extending downwardly andconstituting substantially parallel transversely-extending calks properbeneath the opposite side portions of the shoe, a flange extendingupwardly from said plate portion for engage ment with the inner edge ofthe shoe, a strap portion for engagement With the outer surface of thehoof, and connecting portions between the loWer edge of said strapportion and said plate portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE S. MEYER.

Witnesses CLAIR W. FAIRBANK, JOHN P. DAVIS.

